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Kurt Kitayama breaks through in wild finish at Bay Hill
March 16, 2023 by Nichi Bei News
ORLANDO, Fla. — Kurt Kitayama only had to look around at the players next to him in the practice area and right below him on the leaderboard at Bay Hill […] READ MORE
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10-year-old Japanese golfer closing in on 12th sponsor
July 21, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
EL CAJON, Calif. — Miroku Suto of Japan looks like a professional golfer with logos of 11 sponsors splashed across her polo shirt, cap, bag and even her belt. Her […] READ MORE
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A big year still a blur for U.S. Women’s Open champ Yuka Saso
January 6, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
Yuka Saso finally had time to reflect on her breakthrough year, and it still felt like a blur. Winning the U.S. Women’s Open with a birdie on the third playoff […] READ MORE
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Morikawa wins British Open for 2nd major
July 22, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
SANDWICH, England — Collin Morikawa was making one of the most satisfying walks in golf, down the 18th fairway as a soon-to-be British Open champion, when he looked up at […] READ MORE
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Filipino-Japanese teen Saso wins U.S. Women’s Open
June 10, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
Filipino-Japanese teenager and Japan LPGA Tour player Yuka Saso won the U.S. Women’s Open on June 6, beating Japan’s Nasa Hataoka in a three-hole playoff after the pair finished the […] READ MORE
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Japan heartened by Matsuyama’s historic Masters win
April 15, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO — People living in the hometown of Hideki Matsuyama and his university town in Japan on April 12 congratulated the golfer, who became the first player from the country […] READ MORE
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Morikawa plays a steady hand to win Workday Championship
March 4, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
BRADENTON, Fla. — The plan was for PGA champion Collin Morikawa to wear a red shirt with his black pants Feb. 28 to show support for Tiger Woods as he […] READ MORE
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‘I am who I am’: Collin Morikawa embraces his role as an Asian American athlete
January 1, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
For a second, Collin Morikawa didn’t even smile. Leaning over to pick up his ball after a short putt on the final hole at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, […] READ MORE
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